Mary Ostler

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Since the hutch I made was still a little damp from the linseed oil from last night, I had to put off the installation of the lock and hinges. Instead I decided to build a better door for my yurt.  First off, I never really intended to use the yurt. I built it as a [...]

After I had built my original tudor house, I decided that assembling the house was just more effort than it was worth. I needed something that was much more ready to go. Hence the beginning of the Tudor House Trailer was born. Since I was going to tow this behind my truck I wanted it [...]

These are the only images I have of the first two pavillions I made. The first one is made from a 11ft market umbrella. The walls are made out of cheap thin canvas, and the green accents are of dirt cheap broadcloth. Surprisingly large amount of room inside it. I had a full size twin [...]

This is the first Tudor house I built. It had to be modular, and the pieces could not exceed 4′ x 6′ in size (the size of the bed of my truck). The walls are all held together by two sets of hinges. The hinge pins were removable, making the thing portable. The gables were supported [...]